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it's washington your way at the c-span video library. every program since 1987 free onli. >> now a house hearing on the problem of antibiotic resistance. the witnesses are dr. thomas friedan centers of disease control and the director of national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. frank pallone of new jersey chairs the committee. this is about 2 hours. >> the hearing of the subcommittee is called to order. today we're having a hearing on antibiotic resistance and the threat to public health. and i will first recognize myself for an opening statement. this is a very serious public health concern. and i know it's an issue of great interest to many members of the house of representatives. antibiotics are among the most impactful medical innovations of the 20th century. though first discovered in the late 1920s, antibiotics became part of routine treatment to combat bacterial infections in the 1940s. they were the main contributors of the decline of infectious diseases. illnesses that happened widespread and often fatal prior to t
it's washington your way at the c-span video library. every program since 1987 free onli. >> now a house hearing on the problem of antibiotic resistance. the witnesses are dr. thomas friedan centers of disease control and the director of national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. frank pallone of new jersey chairs the committee. this is about 2 hours. >> the hearing of the subcommittee is called to order. today we're having a hearing on antibiotic resistance and the...
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in my home state of washington, it has cost us over 150,000 jobs. it has cost small businesses the access to credit that they need to grow and hire. it's cost our workers their retirement accounts that they were counting on to carry them through their golden years. it cost our students their college savings that would help launch them their careers. it has cost our homeowners the value of their most important asset, as neighborhoods have be decimated by foreclosures. it's cost our school teachers, our plirvetion and our communities. it's cost young people like david corato of seattle, whose mother since he was very young would take $400 out of her paycheck and put it towards david's education fund. it was a long-term smart investment that she knew would pay off for david's future. well, when that financial crisis occurred, he lost a third of his college fund -- $10,000. it's also cost older people like edward diaz, who's also from washington state. he was not only laid off from his job of 21 years due to the recession, but he also lost $100,000 from
in my home state of washington, it has cost us over 150,000 jobs. it has cost small businesses the access to credit that they need to grow and hire. it's cost our workers their retirement accounts that they were counting on to carry them through their golden years. it cost our students their college savings that would help launch them their careers. it has cost our homeowners the value of their most important asset, as neighborhoods have be decimated by foreclosures. it's cost our school...
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i spent a lot of time talking to people in washington. i live in washington and i spent a lot of time talking to come you know, people in and around the officials, politicians, their staff and obviously the attitudes have begun to change. this is not ever say that although people think it is not what it was before september 2008 but is still the case that an amazing number of people think finances good, unregulated finances better completely unfettered megabanks are the best. this idea is wrong. this idea is dangerous. this idea must he stopped. how are we going to do it? while the biggest things have to become smaller. you know, people say to me, well simon, there's a lot going on. it's very complicated coming up, size doesn't matter. into which i respond really? citigroup, when it failed, and serving into liquid of the difficulties. i always forget. in fall 2008, was a $2.5 trillion think it does include the off-balance sheet liabilities had to bring back on the balance sheet, 2.5 trillion. i may ask you this, if citibank identified joi
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the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, madam president. madam president, as we prepare here to consider legislation that includes some of the strongest reforms of wall street ever, i think it's important that we not lose sight of exactly what is on-line for the american people, that we will not allow complicated financial products and terminology to distract from the fact that this really is a debate about fairness, about family finances, and protecting against another economic collapse. that we remember for wall street lobbyists, this may be correct, but for the american people this is pretty simple. this is a debate about whether they can walk into a bank and sign up for a mortgage or apply for a credit card or start a retirement plan. are the rules on their side when they do that or are they with the big banks on wall street? well, madam president, for far too long, the financial rules was road -- rules of the road have favored big banks and credit card companies and wall street. and for far too long, they have abused those rules. wheth
the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, madam president. madam president, as we prepare here to consider legislation that includes some of the strongest reforms of wall street ever, i think it's important that we not lose sight of exactly what is on-line for the american people, that we will not allow complicated financial products and terminology to distract from the fact that this really is a debate about fairness, about family finances, and protecting...
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she helped organize the march on washington. there she is on the stand with martin luther king. >> i have a dream today. >> reporter: though she said at the time she thought the speech was a little too long and she was disappointed it didn't mention women's rights. >> african-american women are women who seldom do what they want to do but always do what they have to do. >> reporter: and still, after she was confined to a wheelchair, she was determinedly glamorous. >> even if you go into battle you don't have to look like a battle ax. >> reporter: then 2009. flash forward to another podium. it was, height said, one of the proudest moments of her life when an african-american took the oath of office. dorothy height never married but left behind a grateful family of millions. >> president obama called height the godmother of the civil rights movement. six years ago on her 92nd birthday height was awarded the congressional gold medal. >> she accepted the award with a memorable speech in march of 2004. >> to just get the news that su
she helped organize the march on washington. there she is on the stand with martin luther king. >> i have a dream today. >> reporter: though she said at the time she thought the speech was a little too long and she was disappointed it didn't mention women's rights. >> african-american women are women who seldom do what they want to do but always do what they have to do. >> reporter: and still, after she was confined to a wheelchair, she was determinedly glamorous....
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it was originally scheduled for prior to the chip to washington -- the trip to washington. president karzai rearranged it for after the trip. it is preceded with talks from our government. that is may 20. that will run approximately three days. the then, the next event on the agenda is the couple conference that is scheduled for july 20, about 13 weeks from now. that will be hosted by the government of that afghanistan -- of afghanistan. it will include an international portion. other internationals will becoming as well. that is an important conference, obviously. details would be extrapolated from the previous two, but it will be an affirmation of international support for the government and -- and it will be followed by a meeting on january 28. >> is that supposed to be the foreign ministers meeting around the end of may? >> that is exactly right. it was originally scheduled for late may by one we can have three conferences in may. two zero is more than enough. it was put of after discussions with president karzai, his own government and the international community, incl
it was originally scheduled for prior to the chip to washington -- the trip to washington. president karzai rearranged it for after the trip. it is preceded with talks from our government. that is may 20. that will run approximately three days. the then, the next event on the agenda is the couple conference that is scheduled for july 20, about 13 weeks from now. that will be hosted by the government of that afghanistan -- of afghanistan. it will include an international portion. other...
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last week for the nuclear security summit in washington. he also traveled to chicago and gave a speech on the israeli- palestinian conflict, security following withdrawal of u.s. troops in iraq, and relationships with the united states. this is about 25 minutes. >> frankly, if we could have, frankly, gotten a larger auditorium, we would have filled that, also, as we have every time. you have just finished two days of attending the summit with 40- some other countries. would you tell us as much as you can about the summit and what you derived from it? and, especially, in relation to iran, if there was anything that was said about it? >> actually, this is the first event of its kind that i have ever attended, and i think what was a pleasant surprise to all the world leaders, to come together on a very important subject, and what i saw was the body language and the positive atmosphere from the date, the minute, that president obama opened the summit. everybody came in and said, "we all bear this responsibility. we have to work together." the d
last week for the nuclear security summit in washington. he also traveled to chicago and gave a speech on the israeli- palestinian conflict, security following withdrawal of u.s. troops in iraq, and relationships with the united states. this is about 25 minutes. >> frankly, if we could have, frankly, gotten a larger auditorium, we would have filled that, also, as we have every time. you have just finished two days of attending the summit with 40- some other countries. would you tell us as...
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watch the top winning of videos every morning on c-span just before "washington journal." at 8:30 a.m. during the program, meet the students who made them. for preview of all the winners, visit studentcam.org. >> tomorrow morning, defense department officials and contractors testified to the commission on wartime contract in. that began as live at 9:30 eastern. later, the senate gavels them live at 2:00 p.m. eastern here they will consider the nomination of the treasury under secretary. later in the week, democratic leaders hope to bring up a financial regulation bill. see the senate live on c-span2. the house returns tuesday. a measure to repeal several d.c. gun control laws. dad but another u.s. representative for utah. live coverage is on c-span. >> up next, "q&a," with stanley crouch. following that, the british parliamentarians a legend. and then jordan's king abdallah followed by a an iranian author.
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and julie joins us more with washington. julie, how does president obama plan to sell the financial reform bill right now? >> he is pushing back hard. as he did during the battle over health care, the president will take his case for financial reform bill directly to the voters. white house officials are announcing today that they'll launch a tour of rallies inspired buys had i road show. they say the president not only feels a sense of momentum following a victory on health care, but he really believes wall street reform can revitalize his sagging poll numbers whose position suggest they want a wall street overhaul. he made an radio address to accuse top republican in his words deceptive attack against the bill. president is taking it on the road in the coming weeks. >> gregg: the white house now offering a compromise on the controversy $50 billion fund to help failing firms. saying it doesn't like to fund anyway. a bit of an about-face, would taking it out win over republican support? >> it's hard to say right now. as we s
and julie joins us more with washington. julie, how does president obama plan to sell the financial reform bill right now? >> he is pushing back hard. as he did during the battle over health care, the president will take his case for financial reform bill directly to the voters. white house officials are announcing today that they'll launch a tour of rallies inspired buys had i road show. they say the president not only feels a sense of momentum following a victory on health care, but he...
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washington mutual mortgage securities corp. also operated of all clone conduit -- a bulk loan conduit. they would underwrite securitization transactions in the same manner, regardless of whether the loans were rejected by us or third party. -- were originated by us or a third party. because the capital markets organization was engaged in the secondary market -- mortgage market, it was engaged in the products. we helped determine the original prices on which they could offer loans. we added the various costs that we incurred. your invitation as about the repurchase and recovery team. we demand that the seller agrees -- repurchase alone. -- a loan. the process itself involves a give-and-take between buyer and seller. . . >> in this way, wamu took action to prevent [unintelligible] obligations. i hope this brief introduction is helpful to the subcommittee and i happy to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you. we will have rounds of 10 minutes this time. we will have more than one round. mr. schneider, the gain on sales nu
washington mutual mortgage securities corp. also operated of all clone conduit -- a bulk loan conduit. they would underwrite securitization transactions in the same manner, regardless of whether the loans were rejected by us or third party. -- were originated by us or a third party. because the capital markets organization was engaged in the secondary market -- mortgage market, it was engaged in the products. we helped determine the original prices on which they could offer loans. we added the...
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in some ways iraq has skewed the way washington analyzes who is up and who is down. it looks much different underground and where the interest lies. i suppose you can argue and it is interesting fact the two big she of course, is in the region in the most successful so far are the standard bearers of some sort of arab nationalism the crop border never mind the borders and these are all historical forces and things that have to happen mysia population by sheer number must be taken into account the same way that i argue that the powerhouse to have power-sharing because they don't live on an island but the truth is that i think it would be a wise move for the government in iraq to ask the saudis exactly how or you treating your shi'ites' if you care so much about how we treat our sudanese and that is where the majority population are shi'ites how are you treating yours? those are questions that have to be answered and they are so acute lead on the table that it it would be a stabilizing move to do that whether that happens are not i am not sure. >> host: you raise a goo
in some ways iraq has skewed the way washington analyzes who is up and who is down. it looks much different underground and where the interest lies. i suppose you can argue and it is interesting fact the two big she of course, is in the region in the most successful so far are the standard bearers of some sort of arab nationalism the crop border never mind the borders and these are all historical forces and things that have to happen mysia population by sheer number must be taken into account...
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i was the moscow bureau chief for the "washington post." i was able to explore, to roam, to ask questions. and i also asked myself, how did it gets this way? this began a long research effort to roll back the clock. and to understand how the fissile material, the pathogens, the chemicals got so widely spread. and in the process of that research, i got very lucky one day. i discovered the papers from the kremlin. he was a professional staff member in the central committee. he passed away in 2001. but i was doing my research i found out he left behind a large amount of documents from the time that he served on the central committee as a staff member. he was in the defense department, which was responsible for the entire military industrial complex. and he was one of those fellows who lived by the power of his pencil. and his pen. he filled dozens of large notebooks with notes every day of technical details, things that had happened in the kremlin. arms control. weapon decisions. and what's so fascinating about this archive which will be avail
i was the moscow bureau chief for the "washington post." i was able to explore, to roam, to ask questions. and i also asked myself, how did it gets this way? this began a long research effort to roll back the clock. and to understand how the fissile material, the pathogens, the chemicals got so widely spread. and in the process of that research, i got very lucky one day. i discovered the papers from the kremlin. he was a professional staff member in the central committee. he passed...
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the unknown factor is not what washington wants. i think washington has made their decision. that the risks and the costs of an attack on iran are too high. and the reason it's too high is not because it is not militarily executable, and i think it would be put back like a bit more, but because the iranian response will be threefold, unleashing hezbollah, de- stabilizing iraq, they are raising high, here we are. and mining the straits of hormuz, and when they mine the straits of hormuz, we have done a very careful caregivers of the cost of oil and it comes out at lots. when the united states takes a look at what iran has, it's a no-brainer. let it go. when israel takes a look at the same equation, they come up with a much more complex and difficult answer. in this particular case, israel does not have the military capability of taking out israeli nuclear weapons. ask an israeli. the route is israeli air force can't conduct a multi-we campaign. they can however launch nuclear weapons. the threat of israel launching nuclear weapons will push the united states into an impossible
the unknown factor is not what washington wants. i think washington has made their decision. that the risks and the costs of an attack on iran are too high. and the reason it's too high is not because it is not militarily executable, and i think it would be put back like a bit more, but because the iranian response will be threefold, unleashing hezbollah, de- stabilizing iraq, they are raising high, here we are. and mining the straits of hormuz, and when they mine the straits of hormuz, we have...
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welcome to the "washington journal." caller: i want to bring attention to everybody's 401-k and all the money you got invested in these funds and various other instruments that are out there and put out a warning to you. you might to want put it into something a little more secure. this is far more indemocratic than you can possibly imagine. an independent commission needs to be set up. den kucinich would be a good person to set it up, barbara -- her name escapes me right now, but sheila barrett also a good person. they're very upstanding and good people, and they'll get to the bottom of this eventually. it will take about five years to get to the bottom of this because it is so wide and so deep that you cannot believe. host: thanks for you'll. let's move on to orlando, florida. danny on our line for democrats. caller: you know what? the folks up there, they are nothing but financial terrorists, ok? and the american public should realize what's going on now is the republican plan and also as far as financial reform, what
welcome to the "washington journal." caller: i want to bring attention to everybody's 401-k and all the money you got invested in these funds and various other instruments that are out there and put out a warning to you. you might to want put it into something a little more secure. this is far more indemocratic than you can possibly imagine. an independent commission needs to be set up. den kucinich would be a good person to set it up, barbara -- her name escapes me right now, but...
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that is why washington was created. host: in your op-ed you say that the 1929 crash led to enmity against wall street and that the legal and lot effects of that crash were killed four years and need to be avoided. guest: i do not know if they can be avoided at this point in time. my point in the article was that, i think in the banking debate today, we are talking so much about protecting margins and profits, rather than how do we participate in the system that has given us so much? everyone who has put into this financial system has taken out much more. what that article was trying to say was that in our own political heritage, in our philosophical heritage, there has to be a way that we can explain why wall street is important that is in line with the country's egos. host: i am going to put the phone numbers on the screen. feel free to call in to talk to our guest. please allow 30 days between your calls. what is a short sale? guest: a short sale is when you sell something you do not alone so that you can make a bet a
that is why washington was created. host: in your op-ed you say that the 1929 crash led to enmity against wall street and that the legal and lot effects of that crash were killed four years and need to be avoided. guest: i do not know if they can be avoided at this point in time. my point in the article was that, i think in the banking debate today, we are talking so much about protecting margins and profits, rather than how do we participate in the system that has given us so much? everyone...
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this position was then reiterated today in "the washington post" op-ed. what incentives to individuals have to purchase insurance they know the irs won't be checking and will be seeking to collect individual mandate penalties? >> we will be looking, mr. brusquely. we will be corresponding with people whether that triggers examination or not it is going to depend on a given case. it's not likely what my boss was saying that is not the kind of case that we send out an agent to pursue it is the kind of case we correspond with a taxpayer congress limited the tools we can use but we will be talking to the taxpayer and we do have a refund offset mechanism in order to enforce the provision. that is in our toolbox. >> let me give you this, some idea something could happen, so if you have matching which is one of the ways of checking if an individual doesn't purchase health insurance and it wouldn't be receiving anything from the insurance company and also has no filing requirement with the irs with the irs the match against? >> again that is senator roberts quest
this position was then reiterated today in "the washington post" op-ed. what incentives to individuals have to purchase insurance they know the irs won't be checking and will be seeking to collect individual mandate penalties? >> we will be looking, mr. brusquely. we will be corresponding with people whether that triggers examination or not it is going to depend on a given case. it's not likely what my boss was saying that is not the kind of case that we send out an agent to...
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>> ok, denee, senior fellow project 21 joins us from washington, d.c. give us a sense. give us a feeling, the energy, the amount of people there. what was it like? >> it was absolutely amazing. good morning, everyone. it's estimated that over 40,000 people actually attended the event. i walked through the crowd. i was able to meet and greet a lot of people from across the country. and people were just excited. they're energized. they're concerned about the direction our country is going and they are so happy to have this platform to come together and know that there is support and that we're not alone. >> hey, deneen, i don't know if you were listening to the beginning of the show burt essentially the president of the united states without a smile on his face said you think i would be thanked. why would these tea party protesters, i've cut taxes. you say he has not cut taxes. what's the truth? >> well, the truth is you wouldn't have all these people in the streets across the country, you know, criticizing president obama because he cut taxes. he indeed has not cut taxes
>> ok, denee, senior fellow project 21 joins us from washington, d.c. give us a sense. give us a feeling, the energy, the amount of people there. what was it like? >> it was absolutely amazing. good morning, everyone. it's estimated that over 40,000 people actually attended the event. i walked through the crowd. i was able to meet and greet a lot of people from across the country. and people were just excited. they're energized. they're concerned about the direction our country is...
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some from as far away as washington state. there were only several dozen counterprotesters, pro-obama demonstrators. lots of insults traded. some cursing went on. but as far as we can tell, no reports of arrests and no reports of violence from the police. bret? >> bret: carl cameron live at the national mall. thanks. fascinating numbers out of the florida senate race tonight. former state speaker house speaker marco rubio has opened up a 23-point lead over governor charlie crist in the republican primary. new quinnipiac university poll shows if krist ran as an independent he'd beat rubio and congressman meek. so far, charlie crist publicly discouraged talk he might take that optiooption. >>> this is a fox news alert. the justice department says tonight it is reviewing a federal judge's ruling that the national day of prayer is unconstitutional. district court judge barbara crab agreed today with the argument by the freedom from religion foundation, wisconsin-based group of atheists and agnostics. the organization claims the da
some from as far away as washington state. there were only several dozen counterprotesters, pro-obama demonstrators. lots of insults traded. some cursing went on. but as far as we can tell, no reports of arrests and no reports of violence from the police. bret? >> bret: carl cameron live at the national mall. thanks. fascinating numbers out of the florida senate race tonight. former state speaker house speaker marco rubio has opened up a 23-point lead over governor charlie crist in the...
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we're live in washington. and ron paul, a darling of that tea party movement but a stunning new poll shows he may be a whole lot more popular than you think. he is our guest today. it all starts now on "america live". megyn: first up, president obama is about to face the music at kennedy space center. the president is expected to touch down in florida about 30 minutes from right now. set to announce a $6 billion increase in nasa's budget over the next five years. that is money the white house says will bring thousands of new jobs to florida's so-called space coast and expand the range of space destinations so what is the problem? his plan also essentially eliminates manned space travel among other things. virt wally every astronaut to weigh in on that plan condemned it in very harsh language including neil armstrong the first man to walk on the moon. we have brian wilson at kennedy space center. what kind of crowd will president obama face today? >> reporter: it will be a skeptical crowd. this crowd cares deep
we're live in washington. and ron paul, a darling of that tea party movement but a stunning new poll shows he may be a whole lot more popular than you think. he is our guest today. it all starts now on "america live". megyn: first up, president obama is about to face the music at kennedy space center. the president is expected to touch down in florida about 30 minutes from right now. set to announce a $6 billion increase in nasa's budget over the next five years. that is money the...
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and our caroline schively is in washington about what this means. >> president obama has you know has been pushing prime minister benjamin netanyahu for a deal with palestinians even while relations seem to be dete deteriorating. the downward spiral began when joseph biden went there and they announced new housing developments. one of the reasons that the white house could be eyeing a tougher line of israel. the president spoke about the u.s. role in the middle east this week. >> it is a vital security interest of the united states to reduce these conflicts because whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant military superpower and when conflicts break out, one way or another, we get pulled into them. >> a majority of senators and house members have sent a letter to secretary of state hillary clinton asking the administration to dial down the tension with israel. some analysts point to the bigger picture problem. >> if both washington and jerusalem and there are responsibilities on each to improve this relationship, don't get serious about improving it at a critical time with arab
and our caroline schively is in washington about what this means. >> president obama has you know has been pushing prime minister benjamin netanyahu for a deal with palestinians even while relations seem to be dete deteriorating. the downward spiral began when joseph biden went there and they announced new housing developments. one of the reasons that the white house could be eyeing a tougher line of israel. the president spoke about the u.s. role in the middle east this week. >> it...
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the gentlewoman from washington. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: every day thousands of men and women go to work in coal mines to bring electricity to our homes. to make our lives easier, more comfortable. the working conditions for these miners are anything but comfortable or easy. i rise today to honor their work and sadly the sacrifice of 29 men last monday in the upper big branch mine. this resolution offers our condolences to these miners' families as well as the nation mourns with them. it's also a time to pledge that we will work with the federal agency's task to investigate this accident, determine the cause and take the appropriate actions. on monday we watched as mine rescue teams and mine safety officials descended on the upper big branch mine. the frustration was apparent as rescue teams attempted to reach chambers that night, but were unable to proceed far enough into the mine because of the dangerous levels
the gentlewoman from washington. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mrs. mcmorris rodgers: every day thousands of men and women go to work in coal mines to bring electricity to our homes. to make our lives easier, more comfortable. the working conditions for these miners are anything but comfortable or easy. i rise today to honor their work and sadly the sacrifice of 29 men last monday in the upper...
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we were fortunate in the united states we had george washington. there are very few countries in the world at a critical moment like this that have a george washington. however, with all of the difficulties in the last election the challenge we have is working with what is the recognized government of afghanistan and president karzai and finding ways to work at the local level simultaneously so that we are able to deliver this capacity out in the field of the military operations. but me -- i don't want to be labour the point but let me make some specific points. in iraq of the drawdown is on track. the troops are leaving. the plan is in place. general odierno and investor who are confident. equipment is being redeployed, significant amount to afghanistan as well as back to the united states. the election represented a tide of nationalism and secularism over secretary in partisanship which is an important development. it's not with your who was the prime minister but it is clear the people of iraq and their votes did not increase secretarianism the
we were fortunate in the united states we had george washington. there are very few countries in the world at a critical moment like this that have a george washington. however, with all of the difficulties in the last election the challenge we have is working with what is the recognized government of afghanistan and president karzai and finding ways to work at the local level simultaneously so that we are able to deliver this capacity out in the field of the military operations. but me -- i...
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the the gentlewoman from washington. the gentlelady is recognized. >> i urge support for this resolution which honors the 29 men who perished in the upper big branch mine. these men were simply doing their jobs. extracting the coal that powers the nation. we recognize the red cross workers, volunteers, and others in this close n.i.t. community who banded together in a time of tragedy. we commend the rescue teams who went in after their brothers in the hope of bringing them to safety and with a commitment to bringing them home. and we express our condolences to the family members who lost those that they loved so dearly. it has been said today that west virginia -- west virginians stand together in times of tragedy. today we stand together with them. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back her time. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i encourage all of my colleagues to support this resolution. i thank the gentlewoman for her presentation, for all those who participated in the debate, and
the the gentlewoman from washington. the gentlelady is recognized. >> i urge support for this resolution which honors the 29 men who perished in the upper big branch mine. these men were simply doing their jobs. extracting the coal that powers the nation. we recognize the red cross workers, volunteers, and others in this close n.i.t. community who banded together in a time of tragedy. we commend the rescue teams who went in after their brothers in the hope of bringing them to safety and...
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"washington journal" is every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. a couple of live events to tell you about on c-span . 3 the joya economic committee will hear from ben bernanke -- the joint economic committee will hear from ben bernanke. at 2:30 p.m., the senate commerce committee listened to the plan released by the federal communications commission. members will talk to the chairman about the plan and their role of the sec -- fcc of overseeing the internet. >> see the winners of c-span's student documentarycam petition. students ltd. entries on one of the country's greatest strengths or a challenge the country is facing. meet the students who made them, and for a preview of all winners, visit studentcam.org. >> not timothy gardner at a conference of news editors. his comments on the economy and other issues are about 20 minutes. >> i would like to add what downey is a real giant in the profession and someone i owe a great deal of gratitude to everyday. i am incredibly fortunate to find myself working for him. with him. i would like to give a note
"washington journal" is every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. a couple of live events to tell you about on c-span . 3 the joya economic committee will hear from ben bernanke -- the joint economic committee will hear from ben bernanke. at 2:30 p.m., the senate commerce committee listened to the plan released by the federal communications commission. members will talk to the chairman about the plan and their role of the sec -- fcc of overseeing the internet. >> see the winners of...
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"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> will be prepared to commit that a republican president -- will we be prepared to commit that a republican president and a republican congress in february or march of 2013? it will repeal every radical bill of this machine? >> at the new c-span video library you can search it, watch it, click it, and share it. every program since 1987, the c- span library, cables gift to america. >> now russian president dmitry medvedev, was in washington for the nuclear security summit. the brookings institution hosts this one hour, 15 minutes the van. the -- event. it is like -- >> it is my great personal honor as president of the perkins institution to host president medvedev. as all of you know, he is here in washington at a summit that is intended to promote nuclear safety. that is a cause that he and president obama advanced just last week when they signed the new start treaty in prague. these two leaders have also in their personal interaction in the past year given a new start to u.
"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> will be prepared to commit that a republican president -- will we be prepared to commit that a republican president and a republican congress in february or march of 2013? it will repeal every radical bill of this machine? >> at the new c-span video library you can search it, watch it, click it, and share it. every program since 1987, the c- span library, cables gift to america. >> now russian...
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inslee of washington for today and mr. ruppersberger of maryland for today and the balance the week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia rise? north carolina. sorry. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, reth rhett their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. poe, today and april 14, 15, 16, and 1020 for five minutes each. mr. burton, today and april 14, 15, and 16 for five minutes each. mr. jones today and april 14, 15, 16, and 20 for five minutes each. mr. moran, today, april 14, and 15 and 20, five minutes each. mr. neugebauer today, five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen, today, april 14 and 15, five minutes each, ms. foxx, today, april 14, 15, and 20, five minutes each. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oh
inslee of washington for today and mr. ruppersberger of maryland for today and the balance the week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia rise? north carolina. sorry. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, reth rhett their remarks and include...
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it's the second day of a 47-country summit in washington on nuclear security. the biggest threat is not from nuclear super powers, but terrorist groups. as today's session began the president asked for a member of silence for the polish president. caskets of the president and his wife are at the presidential palace as mourners pay last respects. lech kaczynski and his wife and the top military brass were among the 96 killed in weekend plane crash in russia. the first couple will be buried on sunday at the state funeral. an american airlines flight made an emergency landing after fumes filled the cabin. fight 49 was traveling from charles de gaulle airport in paris to dallas fort worth, international. passengers reported a haze in the cabin. five of the 545 people onboard reported of complaints of dizziness from the fumes. the airport spokesman said nobody was taken to the hospital. american airlines is sending a replacement plane to iceland so passengers can continue their journey from rake vick to dfw. >>> does spanking do your kid more harm than good? do you
it's the second day of a 47-country summit in washington on nuclear security. the biggest threat is not from nuclear super powers, but terrorist groups. as today's session began the president asked for a member of silence for the polish president. caskets of the president and his wife are at the presidential palace as mourners pay last respects. lech kaczynski and his wife and the top military brass were among the 96 killed in weekend plane crash in russia. the first couple will be buried on...
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she took the kid to the washington, d.c. airport. he was then properly put on a united airline flight as an unaccompanied minor. i have had my kids fly that way, all thousand though not internationally. i doesn't think that is endangerment or neglect. where it might have happened was in russia? >> could russia charge her? they are not going to extra diet her to face misdemeanor charges. there may not be any way to charge her. that may be the legal problem all the local authorities are dealing with. >> tennessee adoption agency assigned to check on the family says it had not been able to reach the woman since late last month. agency officials says they could have helped the family with any behavioral issues and could have helped to find a new home for that boy. >>> plucked to safety from a near certain death. 74-year-old janet hogan is in stable condition after being rescued from the rain swollen walnut cleek. they found her and the body of her 40-year-old son was found inside the vehicle. authorities are still searching for her 79-ye
she took the kid to the washington, d.c. airport. he was then properly put on a united airline flight as an unaccompanied minor. i have had my kids fly that way, all thousand though not internationally. i doesn't think that is endangerment or neglect. where it might have happened was in russia? >> could russia charge her? they are not going to extra diet her to face misdemeanor charges. there may not be any way to charge her. that may be the legal problem all the local authorities are...
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i live in washington, d.c. dared -- washington, d.c. my rent is over $1,000 a month and might unemployment is a little over $300 a week. you do the math. host: what kind of jobs are you interviewing for? what is out there? caller: the jobs that are out there -- don't get me wrong, there are jobs out there. the jobs that are out there are minimum-wage jobs and you are not going to do it in washington, d.c., and minimum wage, especially at the time taxes come out unless you are living at home with your parents. i am 62 years old. 62. host: ok. can you retire and collect social security and medicare? caller: i am an independent worker. so, retirement is not in the cards for may. host: what did you do before you lost your job? caller: i am in the convention business. host: i think we lost harold. we will move on to frank on the republican line from new jersey. caller: great show today. what "the wall street journal" has written is true, but it isn't true. but i would go on and like to elaborate. the federal government helped create this mon
i live in washington, d.c. dared -- washington, d.c. my rent is over $1,000 a month and might unemployment is a little over $300 a week. you do the math. host: what kind of jobs are you interviewing for? what is out there? caller: the jobs that are out there -- don't get me wrong, there are jobs out there. the jobs that are out there are minimum-wage jobs and you are not going to do it in washington, d.c., and minimum wage, especially at the time taxes come out unless you are living at home...
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we just it a show at the kennedy center in washington, d.c. >> very nice. i think you may be digging into rich comedic material there. all human sore based in grievance, and lord knows we have plenty of those. harvard sailing team, thank you very much. we'll take a break. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ted in skyscrapers alone... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> now, the interesting question is can men and women laugh at themselves or do they find that amusing. >> i think it's hilarious. >> you do. >> because we're talking about stereotypes and how people respond and there is a chasm, this thing about what men find important and how tolerant they are. >> we find everything important and we don't understand why you guys don't. >> that's well said. >> it's funny except when you're in the moment and your husband tells you so tell knee story again? and you start and he drifts away and you're like but you told me to tell you the story. don't ask me for the story. >> or he acts like he's listening and then you catch him not having any clue as to
we just it a show at the kennedy center in washington, d.c. >> very nice. i think you may be digging into rich comedic material there. all human sore based in grievance, and lord knows we have plenty of those. harvard sailing team, thank you very much. we'll take a break. we'll be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ted in skyscrapers alone... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> now, the interesting question is can men and women laugh at themselves or do they find that...
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take you live to washington. i want to show you the tower cam because the clouds are in and the rain soon to follow. it will be spotted and out there and the flags who s whipping ar little bit. maybe even baltimore, as well because of clouds and light rain. live to north dakota. you can see the radar picture going around. look at the heavy pockets of rain. been there for the entire morning and lightning dying down just a bit and in towards st. paul, still one thunderstorm complex out there and not severe but as the radar stream goes by it's edging over towards the east and right through detroit into cleveland and getting into areas like canton and pittsbu h pittsburgh, too. into maryland and parts of northern virginia, as well. low pressure region right around wyoming and that's a deep one. ahead of that it will bottom out. the difference between the low pressure and wind advisories in yellow and high-wind warnings in red. over 60 miles per hour this afternoon. later today, we're talking about a day-time heating
take you live to washington. i want to show you the tower cam because the clouds are in and the rain soon to follow. it will be spotted and out there and the flags who s whipping ar little bit. maybe even baltimore, as well because of clouds and light rain. live to north dakota. you can see the radar picture going around. look at the heavy pockets of rain. been there for the entire morning and lightning dying down just a bit and in towards st. paul, still one thunderstorm complex out there and...
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this is washington, for crying out loud. you don't have to take the blame for anything in this town. >> we're not stepping in that. >> outside on a tuesday morning, clouds are sneaking back into the area and rain showers are not too far away. a couple of sprinkles already arriving in far western maryland, way west of hagerstown. 53 degrees downtown right now. clear skies have allowed maryland to drop into the low 40s. on the satellite and radar combination, clouds will continue to lower and thicken through the rest of the day. steadier rain showers up towards cleveland and pittsburgh. those are headed in our direction, so cloudy today, noticeably cooler. afternoon showers are a likelihood today. not expecting a lot of rain, about a quarter of an inch on average. sunshine back tomorrow and mild weather. it will be taking credit for, jerry edwards, returns on thursday. >> chuck, let's head out to see how we're doing this morning. interstate 66, the dulles toll rood, beltway on the virginia side, doing okay. no hang-ups just a
this is washington, for crying out loud. you don't have to take the blame for anything in this town. >> we're not stepping in that. >> outside on a tuesday morning, clouds are sneaking back into the area and rain showers are not too far away. a couple of sprinkles already arriving in far western maryland, way west of hagerstown. 53 degrees downtown right now. clear skies have allowed maryland to drop into the low 40s. on the satellite and radar combination, clouds will continue to...
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the "washington post" led the way with four awards. the "herald courier" of bristol, virginia, with only seven reporters, took the public service prize for stories on mismanaged natural gas royalties. and "pro publica" shared an award for investigative reporting, a first for an online-only news organization. among the arts winners, the drama prize went to "next to normal," a musical about a mentally ill woman and her family. and liaquat ahamed won the history prize for "lords of finance: the bankers who broke the world," about the run-up to the great depression. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's web site. for now, back to jim. >> lehrer: now, poland's great national tragedy. ray suarez has that story. >> suarez: signs of mourning were everywhere today in warsaw, two days after president lech kaczynski was killed in a plane crash along with dozens of other high- ranking polish officials. >> the people are sad. nobody is happy. we
the "washington post" led the way with four awards. the "herald courier" of bristol, virginia, with only seven reporters, took the public service prize for stories on mismanaged natural gas royalties. and "pro publica" shared an award for investigative reporting, a first for an online-only news organization. among the arts winners, the drama prize went to "next to normal," a musical about a mentally ill woman and her family. and liaquat ahamed won the...
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i'm katie couric in washington. also tonight, an exclusive interview with the president of france about another nuclear issue. how concerned are you, mr. president, about a potential israeli military strike against an iranian nuclear facility? they're not waiting for the vatican. what some american churches are doing to protect children from sexual abuse. and a few good men in need of a few good families in steve hartman's "assignment america." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's the largest gathering of world leaders the united states dos hosted in 65 years.
i'm katie couric in washington. also tonight, an exclusive interview with the president of france about another nuclear issue. how concerned are you, mr. president, about a potential israeli military strike against an iranian nuclear facility? they're not waiting for the vatican. what some american churches are doing to protect children from sexual abuse. and a few good men in need of a few good families in steve hartman's "assignment america." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs...
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it comes as world leaders gather in washington at a nuclear summit called by president barack obama. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work and a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? what can we do for you? >> i'm kevin bacon. >> hi, i'm ken burns. >> i'm lili taylor. >> i'm henry louis gates, jr., and public broadcasting is my source for news about the world. >> for intelligent conversation. >> for election coverage you can count on. >> for conversations beyond the sound bites. >> a commitment to journalism. >> for deciding who to vote for. >> i'm kerry washington, and public broadcasting is my source for intelligent connections to my community. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet, los angeles. by kcet, los angeles.
it comes as world leaders gather in washington at a nuclear summit called by president barack obama. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work and a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? what can we do for you? >> i'm kevin bacon. >> hi, i'm ken burns. >> i'm...
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. >>> world leaders sit down in washington today to talk about how to keep nuclear arms out of the hands of terrorists, catherine brown reports for wjz with the latest from the white house. >>> president obama summoned world leaders to washington to try to keep nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands, ahead of the nuclear summit official start the president and vice president had a jam-packed day. vice president biden hosted some of the 46 foreign leaders for lunch. >> controlling all nuclear materials that can produce a bomb is in the interest of every one of us gathered around this table and everyone in the world. >> reporter: president obama held one-on-one talks with his counterparts, including chinese president hu jintao. he wants both china and russia to support tougher sanctions, neither iran nor north korea got invitation to the summit. the u.s. charges both countries with violating the nuclear proliferation agreement. the u.s. isn't promising a bold new strategy before it wraps up tuesday night but the president says he feels good about what he is hearing. today the ukraine commi
. >>> world leaders sit down in washington today to talk about how to keep nuclear arms out of the hands of terrorists, catherine brown reports for wjz with the latest from the white house. >>> president obama summoned world leaders to washington to try to keep nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands, ahead of the nuclear summit official start the president and vice president had a jam-packed day. vice president biden hosted some of the 46 foreign leaders for lunch. >>...
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the tea partiers are heading to washington, d.c. where they're planning a big rally thursday on tax day. meanwhile, the tea party express continues its 48-stop tour with a couple of stops in upstate new york. cnn political producer shannon travis is in buffalo. shannon, you've been traveling with the express and blogging about your experiences. you've talked about this perceived stereotype of the tea party people. explain more about that. >> reporter: well, let me just say this first, tom. we're here in buffalo, obviously, where a tea party rally just wrapped up. we're actually here at a naval and military mark. behind me there's some u.s. fighter jets. we're also on the erie canal. two interesting back drops for this movement. one, obviously, of america's military might, and another of a at thatnal that helped the country grow commercially. but another interesting tidbit about this area is that buffalo was really key to the underground railroad, obviously a movement that helped free a lot of slaves. unclear if the tea party express
the tea partiers are heading to washington, d.c. where they're planning a big rally thursday on tax day. meanwhile, the tea party express continues its 48-stop tour with a couple of stops in upstate new york. cnn political producer shannon travis is in buffalo. shannon, you've been traveling with the express and blogging about your experiences. you've talked about this perceived stereotype of the tea party people. explain more about that. >> reporter: well, let me just say this first,...
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. >>> leaders from nearly 50 nations are in washington to discuss how to prevent nuclear weapons from getti inting into hands of terrorists. president obama is hosting the summit, the first to focus exclusively on the threat of unsecured nuclear materials. he is holding a meeting every hour leading up to a big welcoming ceremony this evening, but two leaders not invited. iran and north korea. we'll take an in-depth look at the conference and what leaders expect to aclompish in our second half hour. >>> russian investigators say there were no technical problems with the plane that crashed in heavy fog. officials are trying to learn more about what caused that plane to go down, killing president lech kaczynski and others. coming up, we'll have a live report from warsaw. >>> and developing now, the vatican making it clear that bishops and other high-ranking church officials should report incidents of priest sex abuse to police. dawna friesen is covering the story from london. is this new or not? they're saying that this has been policy. >> that's right. well, and it seems like something
. >>> leaders from nearly 50 nations are in washington to discuss how to prevent nuclear weapons from getti inting into hands of terrorists. president obama is hosting the summit, the first to focus exclusively on the threat of unsecured nuclear materials. he is holding a meeting every hour leading up to a big welcoming ceremony this evening, but two leaders not invited. iran and north korea. we'll take an in-depth look at the conference and what leaders expect to aclompish in our...
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leaders from 46 other countries are in washington. they will discuss what the president calls the biggest concern for the world and u.s. security, keeping nuclear wea n weapons out of the hands of rogue nations and terrorists like iran and north korea. that th comes a week after the president and russia's president agreed to cut the number of nuclear weapons in both countries by about a third. the two-day summit is the biggest assembly hosted by a u.s. president since 1945. new late night news. conan o'brien and his red hair headed to tbs to host a talk show expected to debut in november. it will air mondays through thursdays. four nights a week, 11:00 eastern, which will move "lopez tonight" starring george lopez to midnight. o'brien left nbc in january after hosting "the tonight show" for just eight months. a lot of people thought he got a raw deal. jay leno reclaimed the hour. under his parting deal, conan is barred from appearing on tv until september, so he's beginning a standup tour today. >>> a woman who wrote a book about opra
leaders from 46 other countries are in washington. they will discuss what the president calls the biggest concern for the world and u.s. security, keeping nuclear wea n weapons out of the hands of rogue nations and terrorists like iran and north korea. that th comes a week after the president and russia's president agreed to cut the number of nuclear weapons in both countries by about a third. the two-day summit is the biggest assembly hosted by a u.s. president since 1945. new late night news....
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he joins us live from washington. tim, on a day like today where we have more than 200,000 americans without unemployment checks because congress -- the senate didn't act before taking the easter recess, what would you do? what would tea party members do? do you say that because of concerns over the budget deficit we won't fund these benefits? >> i think that whatever's been promised ought to be funded to folks. however, the real question, tony, is how to create real opportunity that's not just government subsidies. that means getting away from the top-down big government approach like the health care legislation we saw passed which will hurt jobs, not create jobs. that's the most important thing to do and what tea party folks stand for. giving opportunity a chance as opposed to having the government subsidize things. when the government subsidizes it means higher deficits which chokes off jobs in the long run or bigger government, bigger programs from washington that don't work for people. >> you can have the lay of
he joins us live from washington. tim, on a day like today where we have more than 200,000 americans without unemployment checks because congress -- the senate didn't act before taking the easter recess, what would you do? what would tea party members do? do you say that because of concerns over the budget deficit we won't fund these benefits? >> i think that whatever's been promised ought to be funded to folks. however, the real question, tony, is how to create real opportunity that's...
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find a budget offset as they say in washington. the democrats are saying, no, we need to do this quickly and get moving. some democrats want to go ahead and have an extension for this and for a cobra health insurance subsidy through the end of the year so that we don't have to keep going and patching it up and chasing it and watching it up again. so a philosophical difference of opinion here. one thing i think you are going to start to see now as this goes on, if we are starting to get jobs creation, starting to see signs that the economy, the stock market has recovered. there is going to be this philosophical debate of how are you going to address the long-term unemployed in this country and how long are we going to allow. the national bureau of economic research, the official agency that dates whether a recession starts or stops. it today said it is not ready to declare when the recession ended. that's got people a little nervous. i think it shows there are these two kind of gears of the economic recovery and stock market that's
find a budget offset as they say in washington. the democrats are saying, no, we need to do this quickly and get moving. some democrats want to go ahead and have an extension for this and for a cobra health insurance subsidy through the end of the year so that we don't have to keep going and patching it up and chasing it and watching it up again. so a philosophical difference of opinion here. one thing i think you are going to start to see now as this goes on, if we are starting to get jobs...
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he is live in washington. it is so exciting to talk about the next new star of the gop, the new ron paul, 74 congressman of texas. he came within one vote of winning this straw poll. >> that's right. i wish we could continue talking about the tina fey/sarah palin network. that was comedy magic there. you are right. ron paula parentally is doing quite well at these republican leadership conferences. you will remember the cpac conference that just happened in washington where he won a straw poll there. he almost won this straw poll down at the southern republican leadership conference in new orleans. he lost to mitt romney by one vote. they essential will i tied in the straw poll down there. this is despite the fact that ron paul said at this conference that obama is not a soescialist. he has a lot of fervent supporters out there. when they have these straw polls, his supporters get out, work the rooms, wok the votes. they do quite well in these events. you have some republicans grumbling that these straw polls
he is live in washington. it is so exciting to talk about the next new star of the gop, the new ron paul, 74 congressman of texas. he came within one vote of winning this straw poll. >> that's right. i wish we could continue talking about the tina fey/sarah palin network. that was comedy magic there. you are right. ron paula parentally is doing quite well at these republican leadership conferences. you will remember the cpac conference that just happened in washington where he won a straw...
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. >>> well, leaders from arnold the world are in washington for talks of nuclear security. t.j. winick joins from us washington with a preview. good morning, t.j. >> yeahmy, good morning to you. president obama has already been hard on work on this issue even before the conference begins. just yesterday he met with leaders from such countries as india and pakistan. >> reporter: leaders from around the world are converging on washington on what many feel is the most urgent security issue in the world, how to prevent a devastating nuclear attack. >> the single biggest threat to u.s. security, both short-term, and long-term, would be the ponlt of a terrorist obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: on sunday, secretary of state hillary clinton talked about how the threat for nuclear weapons has changed over the years. >> the threat of nuclear war, nuclear tact as we zbru up in the cold war has diminished. the threat of nuclear terrorism has increaseded. >> reporter: president obama hopes to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials within four years, though intelligence experts belie
. >>> well, leaders from arnold the world are in washington for talks of nuclear security. t.j. winick joins from us washington with a preview. good morning, t.j. >> yeahmy, good morning to you. president obama has already been hard on work on this issue even before the conference begins. just yesterday he met with leaders from such countries as india and pakistan. >> reporter: leaders from around the world are converging on washington on what many feel is the most urgent...
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that will move a little closer to the washington area. if you want rain this week, if you want to time the rain, i think best chance will be late in the day tomorrow and tomorrow night and then we'll start to quiet down towards the middle and end of the week. we should be very pleasant this week. we are not expecting any extremes as far as heat, not going to be too cold. it will be just right. tonight, we'll go way cool one overnight, partly cloudy. 45degrees. we claude up tomorrow. there are your showers. best chance will be tomorrow night into the first part of wednesday. and then you can see our temperatures rebound back into the 70s by thursday and friday. so all in all, not a bad- looking week at all. that is it for the weather. let's get to on-time traffic and that means julie wright. you must be excited about the capitals. you going to the game? >> trying. probably saturday night. it is hard to go on a school night. >> i understand. i expect you there though. they need your speert. >> you just want to see a picture of me with slap
that will move a little closer to the washington area. if you want rain this week, if you want to time the rain, i think best chance will be late in the day tomorrow and tomorrow night and then we'll start to quiet down towards the middle and end of the week. we should be very pleasant this week. we are not expecting any extremes as far as heat, not going to be too cold. it will be just right. tonight, we'll go way cool one overnight, partly cloudy. 45degrees. we claude up tomorrow. there are...
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rachel martin, abc news, washington. >>> now here is a look at your monday forecast. drenching rain from l.a. to sacramento. heavy snow in the sierras and rocky mountains. showers in the pacific northwest. rain from the dakotas into the upper midwest. gusty winds in utah, arizona, and new mexico. isolated thunderstorms in texas and south florida. >> 81 in miami today. 79 for atlanta. 58 in boston. warmer than normal for the midwest, hitting the 70s in omaha, indianapolis, and kansas city. and 50s today from seattle down to sacramento. >>> tiger woods said he was in it to win it. when it was all over the green jacket went to three-time winner phil mickelson. >> woods remained in striking distance of a win but fell short of a fairy tale finish to the masters, his return to golf months after he was sidelined by that sex scandal. woods tied for fourth, five strokes behind mickelson. >> it was an emotional triumph for pick colson. his wife and his mother are both battling breast cancer. >> so much attention paid this week to tiger woods. but here is a real emotional story
rachel martin, abc news, washington. >>> now here is a look at your monday forecast. drenching rain from l.a. to sacramento. heavy snow in the sierras and rocky mountains. showers in the pacific northwest. rain from the dakotas into the upper midwest. gusty winds in utah, arizona, and new mexico. isolated thunderstorms in texas and south florida. >> 81 in miami today. 79 for atlanta. 58 in boston. warmer than normal for the midwest, hitting the 70s in omaha, indianapolis, and...
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welcome. >> in washington d.c. 6-8. stuart hobson. >> looking good. >> next alexander korea virginia liles crouch elementary school. >> hello. >> and we've got a group of girl scouts from the national capital region who have been involved in health and wellness issues. welcome, ladies. >> how about the alliance for a healthier generation. >> good morning. >> and we have a number of student journalists covering this event. >> oh, goodness, the journalists. >> the professionals always in the back. >> watching. >> yes. >> and is there any person who hasn't had a chance to hand? >> make sure you stand up because your parents are watching. >> great. >> you could -- if you could begin by telling us. in the past every first lady has had a special issue. mrs. reagan was worried about drug use by young people. mrs. bush was worried about literacy. how did you come to this issue and why? >> as a mom way before we were anywhere near coming to the white house. you guys know i have these two beautiful little girls malya and sasha. t
welcome. >> in washington d.c. 6-8. stuart hobson. >> looking good. >> next alexander korea virginia liles crouch elementary school. >> hello. >> and we've got a group of girl scouts from the national capital region who have been involved in health and wellness issues. welcome, ladies. >> how about the alliance for a healthier generation. >> good morning. >> and we have a number of student journalists covering this event. >> oh, goodness,...
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thank you for watching "washington journal." that's all for today. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . . >> we've got this conference coming up monday and tuesday in washington, heads of state from across the world. wondering if a couple of things that happened during the past week, the israeli prime minister deciding not to show up, sending his deputy, and also iran showing off its latest technology and seeming to thumb its nose to this whole effort. i'm wondering if that's, in your mind, casts a pal on this conference or does it focus people on the need to do something. >> well, i think that the main focus of the conference is going to be on matters usually not handled on the head of state level, and that is good house keeping, which is very important when it comes to nuclear materials. but i think what will come out of the conference is a accelerated plan to make sure that all of the, especially the medical nuclear materials around the world, which are small in quantity
thank you for watching "washington journal." that's all for today. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . . >> we've got this conference coming up monday and tuesday in washington, heads of state from across the world. wondering if a couple of things that happened during the past week, the israeli prime minister deciding not to show up, sending his deputy, and also iran showing off its latest technology...
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with us from washington is eleanor clift for "newsweek" magazine. also the staff writer for "roll call." good morning again, ladies. >> good morning, alex. >> morning, alex. >> emily, the president has not been shy about tackling these issues. is this out of necessity or perhaps is it a reflection of obama's personality? >> i think it's a little bit of both. when it comes to things like nuclear arms proliferation it's not something you can just wait until there is a convenient political time to work on an issue like this. i think the president and his advisers think that a nuclear arms represents, especially in the hands of terrorist who is would like to do our country harm, some of the biggest threats we face as a nation. i think the president feels that's not just something you can wait until it's easy or convenient to start working on. obviously other things are more in his control -- health care, for example, although that's, again, not exactly in his control. he still has to work on it once it's passed. now he has to work on selling it. there a
with us from washington is eleanor clift for "newsweek" magazine. also the staff writer for "roll call." good morning again, ladies. >> good morning, alex. >> morning, alex. >> emily, the president has not been shy about tackling these issues. is this out of necessity or perhaps is it a reflection of obama's personality? >> i think it's a little bit of both. when it comes to things like nuclear arms proliferation it's not something you can just wait...
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nbc's ron allen, thank you very much. >>> an amazing rescue story out of washington state. a hiker was trapped in an avalanche near squal mi pass, saying he used his cell phone to call rescuers. >> our avalanche danger is extremely high. he was near the tree line and that avalanche swept in about 100 feet from the trail. >> and the crews were able to locate the man and dig hem out of the snow. he had enough air under the snow but was suffering from hypothermia. >>> while most republican leaders are playing coy, gop activists are sending some signals though not necessarily clearly. more than 1,800 people cast ballots in a straw poll gauging their picks for the top of the ticket come 2012. with us from washington is eleanor clift, contributor editor for "newsweek" magazine and also joining in the discussion a staff writer for "roll call." >>> good morning, alex. >> let's take a look at these results, mitt romney, ron paul, sarah palin, 330, newt gingrich, 321. eleanor, mitt romney wasn't even there. he's up in new hampshire. what does that tell you? >> well, a win is a win is
nbc's ron allen, thank you very much. >>> an amazing rescue story out of washington state. a hiker was trapped in an avalanche near squal mi pass, saying he used his cell phone to call rescuers. >> our avalanche danger is extremely high. he was near the tree line and that avalanche swept in about 100 feet from the trail. >> and the crews were able to locate the man and dig hem out of the snow. he had enough air under the snow but was suffering from hypothermia. >>>...